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All
sins are not the same in their effect on our souls. Some sins are greater than
others (Jn. 19:11). One type is
eternal (Mk. 3:29), while others are
not. Another type of sin is uniquely against our bodies, while others sins are
outside our bodies (1 Cor. 6:18). James 4:17 declares that whoever knows
to do right but does not do it, to him it is sin. 1 Jn. 5:16 declares there is sin that does not lead to death while
there is sin that leads to death. Things like worry (Php. 4:6,7), and not being completely humble
and gentle (Eph. 4:2), are not
listed in any list of sins that will damn.

The
death penalty sins certainly will send any person to hell if they die
unrepentant, even a person who was once saved. A general list of these sins in
the words of Scripture are: idle words....By your words thou shalt be
condemned" (Matt. 12:36-37);
evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness,
wickedness, deceit, sensuality, an evil eye, blasphemies, pride, foolishness,
and bearing false witness...."These are the things which defile a
man" (Matt. 15:17-20; Mark 7:19-23);
uncleanness, lusts, making God a liar, idolatry, vile affections, a reprobate
mind, unrighteousness, wickedness, envy, strife, deceit, evil-mindedness,
gossips, backbiters, hating God; being despiteful, violent, proud, boastful,
inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, without understanding,
covenant breakers, without natural affection, calloused, and
unmerciful...."They which commit such things are worthy of death. . . But
we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which
commit such things" (Rom. 1:24-32;
2:1,2); being effeminate, sodomites, revilers, and
extortioners...."Know ye not that the
unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God?" (1 Cor. 6:9-11); biting and devouring others,
witchcraft, hatred, contentions, jealousies, wrath. strife, selfish
ambitions, heresies, envyings, drunkenness,
carousing, and such like...."They which do such things shall not inherit
the kingdom of God" (Gal. 5:15-21);
lying, corrupt words, bitterness, wrath, anger, outbursts, evil speaking, and unforgiveness; filthiness, foolish talking, coarse joking,
sexually immoral ...... "For this you know, that no sexually immoral or impure person, or
one who is greedy, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the kingdom of
Christ and of God." (Eph. 4:25 -
5:6); resisting the Holy Spirit (Acts
7:51); fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness
......"Because of these things the
wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience" (Col. 3:5-9); lovers of self, lovers of
money, boastful, arrogant, revilers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful,
unholy, unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control,
brutal, haters of good,treacherous, reckless, conceited,
lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,holding to a form
of godliness, although they have denied its power, leading others into sin,
faithlessness, and being evil (2 Tim.
3:1-13); We also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived,
serving various desires and pleasures, living in evil and envy, filled with
hatred and hating each other, (Titus
3:1-3); showing favoritism (James
2:9-12); DESIRING to be a friend of the world (James 4:4; Luke 17:32,33); living in ungodliness, anarchy,
presumption, selfwill, and rebellion (2 Pet. 2:9-22); being lovers of the
world and of the things of the world (1
John 2:15-17); dreamers that defile the flesh, sowers of discord, terrible
words, murmurers, complainers, and mockers (Jude 8-19); seducers (Rev.
2:20); devil worshippers, sorcerers (Rev.
9:20-21); cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,
sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake of
fire" (Rev. 21:8); and taking
from and adding to the Word of God (Rev.
22:18-19).